Advantages and challenges of trade promotion for agricultural, aquaticand forestry products were discussed at a workshop in Hanoi on Dec.16.
The event, jointly held by the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT),drew the participant of 64 Vietnamese trade counsellors and overseasrepresentatives.
In recent years, Vietnamese exports such asgreen dragon fruit to the US and Taiwan and seafood to the EU andthe US have faced technical barriers.
MoIT Deputy MinisterTran Quoc Khanh said there is a lack of information exchange betweenstate management agencies, businesses, and trade representatives inforeign countries.
MoIT proposed that MARD work together withtrade commissions and representatives to boost the signing andimplementation of mutual recognition agreements on food safety andhygiene and agreements on technical conditions for agricultural, aquaticand forestry products with Russia, the Commonwealth of IndependentStates (CIS), the Middle East, Western Asia and Africa.
The twoministries will employ measures to support and encourage businesses toincrease trade promotion activities for the CIS market.
MARD gaveits departments the task of studying new US laws and regulations onagricultural issues, namely the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) andthe country’s policy on Vietnamese shrimp and fish exports./.
The event, jointly held by the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT),drew the participant of 64 Vietnamese trade counsellors and overseasrepresentatives.
In recent years, Vietnamese exports such asgreen dragon fruit to the US and Taiwan and seafood to the EU andthe US have faced technical barriers.
MoIT Deputy MinisterTran Quoc Khanh said there is a lack of information exchange betweenstate management agencies, businesses, and trade representatives inforeign countries.
MoIT proposed that MARD work together withtrade commissions and representatives to boost the signing andimplementation of mutual recognition agreements on food safety andhygiene and agreements on technical conditions for agricultural, aquaticand forestry products with Russia, the Commonwealth of IndependentStates (CIS), the Middle East, Western Asia and Africa.
The twoministries will employ measures to support and encourage businesses toincrease trade promotion activities for the CIS market.
MARD gaveits departments the task of studying new US laws and regulations onagricultural issues, namely the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) andthe country’s policy on Vietnamese shrimp and fish exports./.
